Jonesville Mayor Ernest B. Moore, Jr. was arrested by Union County Sheriff's Office investigators Thursday and charged with solicitation for prostitution according to a written statement from Kim R. Bailey, administrative assistant to Union County Sheriff David H. Taylor.

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Jonesville Mayor Ernest B. Moore, Jr. was arrested by Union County Sheriff's Office investigators Thursday and charged with solicitation for prostitution according to a written statement from Kim R. Bailey, administrative assistant to Union County Sheriff David H. Taylor.An “undercover operative” advised officers of a pre-arranged meeting with Moore, after which investigators set up audio and video equipment to record the meeting, according to the statement.Investigators confronted Moore after he offered to pay for a sexual act. A warrant for Moore's arrest on solicitation of prostitution was issued and Moore turned himself into the Union County Jail, according to the statement.